Wherever the Holy Spirit is present,
He makes people of Gold Out of People of Clay.

– St John Chrysostom 4th Century –

Saint Dimitrios, Moonee Ponds is a parish of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia in the Archdiocesan  District of Northcote,  located in Melbourne’s north west. Our community is open to anyone in need of spiritual guidance.

WELCOME MESSAGE FROM

HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP MAKARIOS

Reverend Father
John Frangos

Father John is one of five sons to Reverend Father Synesios and the late Presvytera Maria.

Born in Brisbane and raised in Goulburn, New South Wales, he finished high school in Melbourne. He went on to study Science (pharmacology, chemistry and later toxicology) and worked as a toxicologist. In 2018 Fr John was ordained to the priesthood. He was assistant priest at the Monastery of Panagia Gorgoepikoos and was assigned as Parish Priest at St Dimitrios in July 2022. 

OUR ORGANIZATIONS

“Orthodox Christianity is a way of life in which there is a profound and direct relationship between dogma and praxis, faith and life. This unity of faith and life means that the reality of the eternal truths lies in their experiential power, rather than in their codification into a set of ideological constructs.”

— His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew —

CHURCH SERVICES

SCHOOLS

Saint Dimitrios,
Moonee Ponds

Saint Dimitrios, Moonee Ponds is a parish of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia in the Archdiocesan  District of Northcote,  located in Melbourne’s north west. Our community is open to anyone in need of spiritual guidance.

Archbishop’s Message

Dear friends of the internet, It is a pleasure to welcome you to the revamped, in both quality and aesthetically, website of the Holy Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.

Undoubtedly, the internet has evolved into a valuable tool that facilitates our daily lives, in almost all aspects, acting as an inexhaustible “reservoir” of knowledge and as a channel of direct information and communication, connecting people from every corner of the earth.

However, we must not overlook the fact that the “digital world”, no matter how “magical” it may seem to us, often carries serious risks and “pitfalls”, especially when the internet is used recklessly, indiscriminately or with overwhelming frequency. For this reason, the challenge that is set before us is to follow the new paths of technology with care, prudence and responsibility and choosing, once again, good instead of bad; the essential instead of the non-essential; the useful instead of the harmful; truth instead of falsehood.

Within this context, our local Church is utilising modern technology to strengthen its voice and, as always, to proclaim the truth, offering to the Christ-loving flock a safe and reliable means of information and communication.

The visitor of this website can be fully, reliably and continuously informed about interesting topics, as well as about the history, current activities and the various beneficial works of our Holy Archdiocese, as well as the holy parishes, the sacred monasteries and the organisations operating under its umbrella throughout Australia.

I invite you to browse our website, to meet our worthy bishops and hardworking clergy who minister with love and self-sacrifice, here in the Antipodes, and to feel free to contact us, no matter how far away you are.